Hell marriage

Author: August Strindberg
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Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Features: How does a man in a marital crisis view his wife and women in the world? How much distortion and harm does the pain of marital failure cause to a man's spirit and thoughts? Swedish playwright August Strindberg had three unhappy marriages, among which the second one was deeply unforgettable and almost household in Sweden. In this book, Strindberg, using a near-naturalistic style and a tempestuous narrative approach, completely depicts his hellish marital experience with the beautiful actress Siri von Essen, filled with suspicion, conflict, and even fighting, unveiling the inner secrets of a man's love, worship, hatred, and slander towards women. In a nearly manic mental state, the author wrote this semi-autobiographical, semi-fictional work that exposed his personal marital history. The extraordinary power of soul-searching and unique literary expression depicted in the book has made it a rare treasure in the literary heritage of Europe and even the world.